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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Barking
Town
Chadwell Heath
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 6th December 1919
    Attended by: UNKNOWN
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
46915

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Current location

South side of the sanctury
3A
St Chads Church
St Chad's Rd
Chadwell Heath
Barking
Greater London
RM6 6JB
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 48143 87978
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Vertical rectangular brass plaque with black capitalised incised lettering, surrounded by an oak frame. There is a small ornamental cross between 1914 and 1919 at top of plaque. The memorial commemorates men of the parish who died during the First World War.
Inscription
1914 1919/ HALLOWED IN CHRIST BE THE MEMORY OF ALL THE GALLANT MEN OF THIS/ PARISH WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR FOR THE FREEDOM OF THE WORLD/ THEY SHALL YET STAND BEFORE THE THRONE AN EXCEEDING GREAT ARMY/ AND IN THAT MUSTER THERE SHALL BE THESE OUR OWN BELOVED/ IN THAT DAY JESU MERCY/ (NAMES)/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THOSE WHOSE NAMES/ ARE INSCRIBED ABOVE, THE ROOD AND BEAM WERE ERECTED/ DEC.VI MDCCCCXIX/ MAY THEIR NAMES BE WRITTEN IN HEAVEN
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Allen, W B
Atkinson, Guy
Atkinson, Noel
Balls, W A
Barrier, A
Benning, Percy A
Biggs, Cyril
Bixby, Geo
Boatman, A G
Bock, B
See details for all 97 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 97
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 97
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,forename,decorations
    Order of information: surname,forename,decorations
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 1020MM, width 700MM
    Materials: Brass
  • Frame
    Measurements: depth 40MM
    Materials: Wood - Oak
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Searching for the Lost Boys: The World War One Memorial, St Chad's Church, Chadwell Heath by Nick Scowen 2013 Published:Nick Scowen 2013 Biographical details of names on memorial. Copy saved to files, gifted by author.

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